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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Steampunk Corset Dress

I’ve been working on so many “pretty”
projects lately I decided to do a steampunk themed one to get the taste of pink
out of my mouth.

The top of the dress is made
from 2 sets of chipboard
corsets. I used two so that I could
make the dress 3-D.

On the back of the two pieces
of corset I used a piece of tape to join them.
I did this for both sets of corsets.
I used a tissue paper texture technique to cover the corsets back and front (click
here for the video tutorial). Don't glue the pieces of the corset together as you need a little give in the centers when you bend them slightly to attach the two sets together. After
applying the tissue paper, I stained them with Vintage Photo stain and then
applied some Inca Gold Gilders Paste. I
thought the finished result looked like worn leather.

The black piping on the
corset is stickers. The stickers work
great as they are pliable and you can apply them along a curve. I used silk ribbon to lace up one set of
corsets.

The shoulder straps are made
from braiding 3 pieces of wire. I used
filigree butterflies (that are easy to bend) to attach the two corsets
together.

To make the dress I used beaded
lace and velvet fabric (from my stash) and black
tulle.

Once I finished adding all of
the embellishments and fabric, I mounted the dress onto a stand made from
gluing together wooden candlestick holders.
I painted them black then highlighted them with Gilders Paste. The holders are the perfect size to fit
between the corsets.

The final touch is the ray
gun perhaps used to deal with unruly aliens.
It’s made from clock parts from my stash, a fuse and a domed apothecary
bottle.

Vintage
Brass Butterflies & Filigree Set – used the filigree butterfly to
attach the corsets to each other – cut one of the other pieces into 4 pieces
and used them to cover where the wire straps are attached to the corset

I stopped in my tracks when I saw this one. I just had to see and read all about it. What a fantastic creation! An exceptional design, even if it isn't pink. haha. Thanks for sharing all your work with us!